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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otso Toivonen (ranked 3395 p4p, 2762 weight class) and Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 140 p4p, 112 weight class). Otso Toivonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 cm 26 205 4 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm 41 140 28 - 20 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otso Toivonen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Amodei lands a jab to the head.
Toivonen throws a shot from downtown. Amodei moves away and avoids it. Amodei throws a push kick but Toivonen slaps the foot to one side. Toivonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Toivonen throws a leg kick but Amodei checks it. Amodei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Nice defenses there by Toivonen. Amodei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Amodei.
Giuseppe Amodei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Toivonen lands a nice shot that snaps Amodei's head back.
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut. Amodei tries to clinch there but Toivonen circles away.
Amodei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toivonen pinned against the cage. Toivonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Amodei is looking to slow Toivonen down with leg kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good shot there by Toivonen. Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming. Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toivonen's sensitive parts. Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Amodei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Amodei swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Amodei checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Amodei misses with a straight right. Toivonen cracks Amodei with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Toivonen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Amodei to stand back up!
Amodei is rocked! Toivonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei. Amodei is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him? Toivonen misses with a low kick as Amodei jumps back. Amodei avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
It seemed like Amodei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Amodei seems to have recovered his senses. Amodei throws the kick towards the body but Toivonen avoids it. Amodei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Toivonen scores with a jab to the body. BOOM! Toivonen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Amodei. Amodei tries to recover but Toivonen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Amodei lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Toivonen! Otso Toivonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
78% |
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